The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 62 books · 1979 to 2023 · Set in London

Anne Perry

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralPrivate eyeHistorical crimeLegal thriller

In Victorian London, Inspector Thomas Pitt and his well-born wife Charlotte solve murders behind Mayfair doors, while William Monk, a detective who has lost his memory, works with nurse Hester Latterly and barrister Oliver Rathbone. Pitt’s son Daniel carries the family name into the 1910s.

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Anne Perry books in order

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Thomas Pitt

32 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimePolice procedural
  1. 1The Cater Street Hangman1979With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Callander Square1980With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Paragon Walk1981With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Resurrection Row1981With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Rutland Place1983With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Bluegate Fields1984With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Death in the Devil’s Acre1985With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Cardington Crescent1987With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Silence in Hanover Close1988With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Bethlehem Road1990With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Highgate Rise1991With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Belgrave Square1992With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Farriers’ Lane1993With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Hyde Park Headsman1994With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Traitors Gate1995With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Pentecost Alley1996With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Ashworth Hall1997With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Brunswick Gardens1998With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Bedford Square1999With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Half Moon Street2000With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  21. 21The Whitechapel Conspiracy2001With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  22. 22Southampton Row2002With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  23. 23Seven Dials2003With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  24. 24Long Spoon Lane2005With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  25. 25Buckingham Palace Gardens2008With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  26. 26Treason at Lisson Grove2011With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  27. 27Dorchester Terrace2012With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  28. 28Midnight at Marble Arch2013With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  29. 29Death on Blackheath2014With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  30. 30The Angel Court Affair2015With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  31. 31Treachery at Lancaster Gate2016With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon
  32. 32Murder on the Serpentine2016With Thomas Pitt and Charlotte PittBuy on Amazon

William Monk

24 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimePrivate eye
  1. 1The Face of a Stranger1990With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Dangerous Mourning1991With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Defend and Betray1992With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  4. 4A Sudden, Fearful Death1993With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Sins of the Wolf1994With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Cain His Brother1995With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Weighed in the Balance1996With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Silent Cry1997With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  9. 9A Breach of Promise1998With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Twisted Root1999With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Slaves of Obsession2000With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Funeral in Blue2001With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Death of a Stranger2002With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Shifting Tide2004With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Dark Assassin2006With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Execution Dock2009With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Acceptable Loss2011With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  18. 18A Sunless Sea2012With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Blind Justice2013With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Blood on the Water2014With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Corridors of the Night2015With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  22. 22Revenge in a Cold River2016With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  23. 23An Echo of Murder2017With William MonkBuy on Amazon
  24. 24Dark Tide Rising2018With William MonkBuy on Amazon

Daniel Pitt

6 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimeLegal thriller
  1. 1Twenty-One Days2018With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Triple Jeopardy2019With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon
  3. 3One Fatal Flaw2020With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Death with a Double Edge2021With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Three Debts Paid2022With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Fourth Enemy2023With Daniel PittBuy on Amazon

Characters

14 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Pitts

William Monk